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For
Immediate Release: Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa Announces October is
National Crime Prevention Month

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Stoppers of Tangipahoa is celebrating Crime Prevention Month. In
1984, the National Crime Prevention Council designated October Crime
Prevention Month. Every year since then, government agencies, civic
groups, schools, businesses, and youth organizations have reached out
to educate the public about public safety, crime prevention, and
crime awareness during this special month.

In
the month of October, Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa will be
recognizing and celebrating the practice of crime prevention, while
promoting awareness of important issues such as victimization,
volunteerism, and creating safer, more caring communities. The
month-long celebration spotlights successful Crime prevention efforts
on the local, state, and national levels. Crime Stoppers of
Tangipahoa will be participate by sharing safety tips with the public
along with the providing resources the public can use to protect
themselves, their families and homes, and their businesses.

Specifically,
Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa will be providing information on how you
can Celebrate Safe Communities – October 7th
-9th
(article 2/5), various personal safety tips including internet safety
for teens and parents (article 3/5), tips for parents, teens, and
young adults on the dangers of underage drinking and driving (article
4/5), and Halloween safety tips for the entire family (article 5/5).

What
can you do to observe National Crime Prevention Month?

The
NCPC encourages action during Crime Prevention Month. Recent national
headlines about spikes in violent crime have people fearful for their
safety and their family’s safety. The National Crime Prevention
Council (NCPC) says people can bite back against crime during Crime
Prevention Month.

NCPC
says preventing crime takes action by each individual citizen. A
community with rampant crime is a community that lacks citizen
involvement and partnership with local law enforcement. Everyone can
do something to prevent crime, from helping police identify crime
problems, starting a Neighborhood Watch, or taking commonsense steps
to protect their homes and property.

In
2006, more than 23 million people were victims of personal and
property crimes, at a cost of more than $400 billion a year – far
more than the current estimated costs of recovery from Hurricane
Katrina. “Twenty three million victims of crime is 23 million too
many,” said then NCPC President and CEO, Alfonso E. Lenhardt. “If
we want to prevent crime, it takes each of us working with citizens,
law enforcement, the business community, faith-based groups, and all
levels of government.”

For
more than 29 years NCPC has stressed that citizen involvement in
crime prevention plays a vital role in helping many communities stay
safe. To help people get involved in preventing crime, each year
NCPC produces its Crime Prevention Month Kit, which provides
strategies, reproducible safety tip brochures, and ideas for getting
community residents involved in prevention activities that make their
neighborhood safer.

For
this years’ Crime Prevention Month Kit, NCPC is excited to launch a
new initiative, the Circle of Respect. “This initiative, builds on
their history of leadership and innovation in crime prevention over
the years. They believe that “Respect” is an important element
in all that each of us do and that a person with respect for his or
her community and its citizens is less likely to join or contribute
to a gang, commit relationship violence, engage in workplace
violence, cyber bullying, or sexting. The NCPC firmly believes that
if we encourage respect, we can have an impact on crime and how
individuals treat one another.” says current NCPC President and
CEO, Ann M. Harkins.

The
Circle of Respect’s mission is “To Promote respect as a way to
manage conflict and prevent criminal behavior.” Through this
initiative, NCPC will address many forms of crime that demonstrate a
relational disconnect between individuals and communities.

For
more information or to obtain a free downloadable Crime Prevention
Month Kit as well as additional free crime prevention resources,
visit NCPC’s website at www.ncpc.org
or www.circleofrespect.org
.

Please
call Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa if you have information to share
about a crime. Call our anonymous tip line 1-800-554-5245 (JAIL) or
visit www.tangicrimestoppers.com
. You will never be asked for your name and you may be eligible for
a cash reward if your information leads to an arrest.